9/13/2007
Rudy Giuliani leads GOP poll; Fred Thompson’s moving up
BY DAVID SALTONSTALL - DAILY NEWS SENIOR CORRESPONDENT
Thursday, September 13th 2007
Rudy Giuliani remains the leader of the pack among Republicans running for President, but a surging Fred Thompson is gaining ground on the former mayor, a flurry of new polls shows.
Thompson, who tossed his hat into the GOP ring last week, is at 26% - up 6 percentage points since Aug. 1 - while Giuliani has slipped a point to 32% over the same period, a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll showed last night.
Perhaps more worrisome for Giuliani, he is statistically tied with Thompson in South Carolina, and behind former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney in Iowa and New Hampshire - all key early primary states, a Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg poll found.
Taken together, the numbers suggest that the GOP nomination remains very much up for grabs, and that the conservative Thompson is - at least for now - enjoying a modest bounce from the hype surrounding his entry.
“Obviously the American public was searching for another alternative,” said Thompson spokesman Jeff Sadosky.
While Thompson is still behind Giuliani in most polls, he is running a solid second for the first time. Last month, the former actor and Tennessee senator was effectively tied with John McCain, but the Arizona senator now trails Thompson by 12 percentage points, 26% to 14%, the NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll showed.
September 13th, 2007 at 2:42 pm
What Fred Thompson is experiencing is what stock market traders call a “dead-cat-bounce.” It refers mainly to a small uptick in a stock that’s declined sharply and reflects the concept that, “If dropped from a high-enough position, even a dead cat will bounce.”
On my own blog I write extensively about Rudy Giuliani, his strategy, and his challenges. I also write about attrractive (and electable) young Republican candidates, including Gov. Sarah Heath Palin of Alaska. I hope you’ll come visit.
Steve Maloney
Ambridge, PA
http://camp2008victorya.blogspot.com/
September 13th, 2007 at 3:39 pm
Rudy’s a gonner. Fred & Mitt will clean-up in the early primaries. Rudy can’t touch Mitt in IA or NH. Fred will be a powerhouse in the South, taking SC & FL. NV & MI will go to either Fred or Mitt. Rudy won’t have any momentum before Super Tuesday. That means he’ll bomb.